Written by

Mike Donahue
Desert Valley Times

Starr Flores, a Mesquite mother whose 12-year-old son Emmanuel Austin Mercado died in 2012 of cardiac arrest after his stepmother reportedly refused to take him to a doctor when he was deathly ill, revealed plans Thursday for a remembrance walk through Mesquite next week to honor his memory.

Even as Starr was discussing her plans she also revealed how Emmanuel's stepmother, Kalinda Mercado, 41, had been in a Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday when she was formally charged with murder in the boy's death.

Metro Police said Mercado told a school nurse last year she believed Emmanuel was faking a ...